Lakewood Elementary PTA

09/06/2026

📣 MYTH BUSTED!

Think you need to have a child at the school to join the PTA? Think again!

PTA membership is open to anyone who believes in and supports the mission, purposes, and principles of PTA. 💙

09/06/2026

We’re excited to announce Sweet Teacher Shoutouts, giving up to 30 PTAs the opportunity to receive $1,250 from National PTA to celebrate exceptional teachers.

We’re inviting families and PTAs to recognize the educators who inspire, encourage and make learning meaningful every day. And entering is super simple—you can share your entry right here in the comments of this Facebook post or on your own page!

📸 Share a favorite photo or video and tell us what makes your teacher truly buzz-worthy. You can highlight as many teachers as you’d like, but please feature one teacher per entry.

Before you get started, check out the full entry criteria at https://bit.ly/4cfvOMs.

Let’s fill Facebook with gratitude and celebrate the incredible teachers making a difference in our schools—one buzz-worthy shoutout at a time! 🐝✨
🍎📚✏️🎓🍯🐝🌼🧁🍬💛✨
Sweet Teacher Shoutouts, sponsored by , is a fun way to build excitement for National PTA’s 2027 Teacher Appreciation Week, May 3–7! 🐝🍯 This year’s theme is “How Sweet It Is to Bee Taught by You!"

09/04/2026

✏️ Calling all student writers & creative thinkers! 📚✨

Washington State PTA is doing something NEW this year — students get to help choose the theme for the WSPTA Student Essay Contest!

💭 What would YOU like to write about?

Students in grades K–12 can submit one idea for next year’s essay contest theme. The winning theme will be selected by WSPTA’s Student Advisory Committee!

🏆 The student with the winning idea will receive:
🎁 A $25 Amazon gift card
🌟 Recognition at the Student Showcase Celebration in May

📅 Contest dates: September 1 – October 24

This is a fun and easy way for our Lakewood students to get involved — your idea could become the theme students across Washington write about!

Learn more & submit your idea:
www.wastatepta.org/essay

❤️💛 We’d love to see a Lakewood Cougar come up with the winning theme! 🐾

09/04/2026

08/28/2026

🐾 WHY JOIN LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY PTA? 🐾

❤️ Support our students & school

🎟️ Members-only drawings & fun perks throughout the year

💰 Access to WSPTA member discounts

🗳️ Have a voice & vote in PTA decisions

✨ AND THE BEST PART…

NO volunteer commitment!
NO required meetings!
NO required events!

Just joining helps our PTA! ❤️💛

Individual Membership • $15
Family Membership • $25

JOIN TODAY 👇

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08/28/2026

🍦❤️ THANK YOU, LAKEWOOD FAMILIES! 💛🐾

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our Ice Cream Social tonight! We loved seeing so many families and getting to kick off the new school year together. We hope you enjoyed the sundaes! 🍨

We also have a little favor to ask! Our PTA needs to reach at least 25 members to meet Washington State PTA requirements — and signing up is an easy way to support our school!

Joining PTA does NOT mean you’re committing to volunteer! 🙌
No required meetings.
No required events.
No required volunteering.

Your membership alone helps support our PTA and keeps us going strong for our students and school community. ❤️💛

🐾 Join Lakewood Elementary PTA here:
https://lescougars.givebacks.com/shop

Thank you for supporting our Cougars! 🐾

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08/21/2026

📣 PTA MEETING — AUGUST 27!

Join us for our first PTA meeting of the school year! 🐾💛

📅 Thursday, August 27
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 Lakewood Elementary Library

We’ll meet right before Open House, so it’s a great time to stop in, hear what’s coming up, share ideas, and see how you can get involved this year.

Everyone is welcome — you do not need to be a PTA member to attend!

We’d love to see you there! ❤️💛🐾

08/13/2026

🎒 BACK-TO-SCHOOL RESOURCE & WELLNESS FAIR! 🐾💛

Lakewood families — mark your calendars! The Student Resource & Wellness Fair is coming up!

📅 Thursday, August 20
⏰ 4:00–7:00 PM
📍 LINC Northwest
🚗 Parking available at Lakewood High School

This FREE event is for students and families from all grades and all Lakewood schools!

Come enjoy:

🎒 Backpack & school supply giveaways
✂️ Free haircuts
🍕 Food
🎯 Games & fun
🤝 Community resources
…and more!

⭐ Be sure to stop by the Lakewood Elementary PTA booth and say hi! We’ll have a fun activity for the kids, prizes, and information about joining the PTA.

We can’t wait to see our Lakewood families there! 🐾❤️💛

06/08/2026

☀️Summer is Coming☀️

Last 6 days to find anything that is missing from home in the lost and found! And by the looks of it, there is a lot missing from homes.

06/06/2026

🌟 A Huge Thank You to Lenz Enterprises🌟

The Lakewood Elementary PTA would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Lenz Enterprises for generously donating sand for our school sandboxes! 🏖️

Because of their support, our students will have refreshed play areas to enjoy during recess, encouraging creativity, exploration, and fun. Community partnerships like this help make a real difference for our kids.

Please join us in thanking Lenz Enterprises for investing in our school and students! ❤️💛